Flood Watch in Effect for Whatcom County Through Late Friday Night

* PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  COUNTIES... GRAYS HARBOR...CLALLAM...JEFFERSON...SKAGIT...
  WHATCOM...KING...KITSAP...MASON...PIERCE...SNOHOMISH...  THURSTON.

THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER  THE WATCH AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE COAST AND THE OLYMPIC RANGE...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CASCADES. THERE  IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO EXCEED 10 INCHES ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS. IN THE LOWLANDS PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE  TO HEAVY RAIN. HEAVIER PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO SHIFT UP TO  THE NORTH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY  AS HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES IN SNOHOMISH...KING...  KITSAP...PIERCE AND THURSTON COUNTIES. ALSO...RIVER FLOODING REMAINS  POSSIBLE ON RIVERS AND STREAMS FLOWING OFF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS  AND NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING BUT FLOODING IS NOT IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

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